A day out with my daughter

Alkmaar and Amsterdam

On Friday, 20 July 2007, I took the day off to spend it with my daughter. We first went to Alkmaar to see the famous cheese market, and then to Amsterdam to see a photo exhibition, have lunch and buy books. We both enjoyed the day.

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The fact that the cheeses are round has certain advantages when loading and unloading them
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Spencer Tunick was recently in Amsterdam to do one of his large naked people shoots
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In Westerpark, close to Anne Frank's house, there is a monument to gay people persecuted under the Nazis and elsewhere
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Also in Westerpark, there is an outdoor exhibition of Steve Bloom's magnificent wildlife pictures
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Steve Bloom's images are truly magnificent, rain or shine
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We noticed many parents taking their children to see the pictures
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A local pigeon checks out his distant cousins from Antarctica
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Another parent with children at the exhibition
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Same father and sons, looking closely
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We then moved on to the edge of the Bloemenmarkt, where we had an excellent falafel at Maoz
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Huge posters attached to the H&M store advertise their bikinis while the weather is decidedly not suited for the beach
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We finished the day at Waterstone's, my daughter's favourite shop in Amsterdam
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